Making a sequel of a successful movie has become a norm in Bollywood. Even Zoya Akhtar has hinted that she might make a suquel to her hugely successful movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar who has earlier helmed Luck and the hit multi-starrer Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD), says that a sequel to ZNMD is on her mind but it has to wait. “I and Reema (Kagti) are currently writing two scripts, one for me and one for her.

But my script is not the sequel to ZNMD. That is something which is on my mind but it will happen few years from now. I have lot of other good stories to tell,” says Zoya, who is daughter of veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar and sister of actor and director Farhan Akhtar.

Moving on, the 39-year-old is quite excited about her short film in the upcoming collaborative project to mark the centenary year of Indian cinema, Bombay Talkies. The film, which releases next month, also features short films by three other filmmakers, Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar and Dibakar Banerjee.

About the sequel, the admirers of the movie would surely be hoping for it!

Dibakar Banerjee mentions that the film Shanghai has recovered its cost, Emraan says that SHANGHAI is his boldest film in context to its content.

Said Dibakar at the success meet, ”We spent Rs12 crore in the making and Rs 8 crore in the marketing of SHANGHAI. From Monday, we have been making profits. This was our aim and we have achieved it. It was never made to be a blockbuster though.”

Emraan says, ”In my career, SHANGHAI is the boldest film I’ve done! We’ve stepped out of the wicket and we’ve made such a film which breaks the convention! Some actors stay in the safe zone and make films for their loyal audiences, like I worked in JANNAT 2, but I really respect Dibakar for making a film like SHANGHAI.”

SHANGHAI, released on 7th June, also stars Kalki Koechlin and Abhay Deol.  Source

Much acclaimed movie Shanghai has hit the cinema halls today. Shanghai is basically a political thriller where the viewers will witness a sensuous socialism and capitalism ideologies with a strong story line.

Though, this type of movie is not new to bollywood but the expertise of Dibakar Banerjee as a director has made the film at par from the traditional political drama making it worth to watch.

Shanghai has definitely taken the bollywood movie regime to a step further with its offbeat subject and excellent show of direction and acting.

Adapted from Vasilis Vasilikos’ novel Z, Shanghai is a story of small town Bharatnagar, where the ruling party proposes an upcoming infrastructure project ahead of the elections for the development of the town and wishes to make it another Shanghai, a dream city.

Then comes respected left wing socialist and activist, Dr Ali Ahmedi (Prosenjit Chatterjee), who is opposes this project, as hundreds of families will loose their shelter due to this project unwillingly. More

Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Abhay Deol and director Dibakar Banerjee were in Delhi to promote Shanghai and they were able to attract huge crowds to the promotional gigs. At Shipra Mall, for instance, hundreds of fans turned up to have a dekko at the film stars. People filled in the mall, lined along the balusters and cheered the Shanghai team as the actors took the stage.

Emraan Hashmi got the maximum cheers. He wore a T-shirt that read “Proud to be dirty”. Kalki Koechlin was dressed in shorts and a white shirt, perfect for Delhi summer. Abhay Deol even had a coat on.

During their Delhi stay, the team also visited the JNU campus and had a healthy discussion with the students of the university — known for its active political ethos — on several issues related and unrelated to the film. Dibakar Banerjee even made the Shanghai team grab a bite of the JNU canteen food. Source

PVR Pictures’ Emraan Hashmi and Abhay Deol starrer SHANGHAI is all set to release on June 8, 2012. The film is directed by Dibakar Banejee and also stars Kalki Koechlin and Prosenjit Chatterjee in prominent roles.

The movie is based on the life of politicians and their greed and has been inspired from Costa Gavras directed movie Z, released in 1969. SHANGHAI portrays the present political scenario and how common man gets his revenge back.

Dibakar is thrilled at the way SHANGHAI has shaped up. “Frankly I have been stunned by the performances from our stars and our character artistes. I can safely say that all preconceived notions that people have about both Abhay and Emraan are going to be shattered by this movie,” avers Dibakar.

5) Don 2

Panned by many critics, this film makes it to the list for not only being the first genuinely slick action flick of Bollywood, but also because it brought  back memories of a Shahrukh Khan we didn’t despise. Don 2, despite its slow pacing and rather humdrum plot, worked rather gloriously because the Don himself got to deliver some fun punchlines; wear masks of actors far more good looking than him and romance the girl with the sexiest pout in Asia, Priyanka Chopra. Looking back at the year, this is the only mega hit of 2011 that was actually fun to sit through.

4) Stanley Ka Dabba

This film should be much higher up, if only it wasn’t for the lack of its mainstream elements. Yet, this is a small-scale, simple and spectacular film that works as effectively in providing a refreshing twist to the poor state of children’s cinema in India as it does in tugging at the heartstrings without trying too hard. The Partho kid is rather neat, but his father, director Amole Gupte (the writer of Taare Zameen Par) is the one who takes the cake here. A must-see!

3) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

This film is in our list because this is, by far, the best looking flick of the year, a tour-guide to Spain that unimpressively breezed through much frivolity and mush before taking off the covers and showing us a heart and a soul. This was mainstream, commercial cinema that had something to say — and while the underlying theme was rather stale — the packaging was pretty damn great. Katrina rode a bike all the way through Barcelona only to give a man a kiss, Hrithik Roshan stood opposite her to complete the fantastic looking pair and Farhan Akhtar rose above the role to truly give a heartfelt performance.

2) The Dirty Picture

First banned and then unbanned in Pakistan, this gutsy film is perhaps the most unforgettable feature film of the year. The rigorously censored version in Pakistani theatres should be given a miss. This one is to be seen at home, late at night when kids and parents have been put to sleep. Revolving around a vulgar little South Indian item girl, The Dirty Picture is far braver an achievement than Delhi Belly — another push-the-envelope feature — simply because it uses a female to forward the theme. And what a female she is! Vidya Balan — a genuine actor revelling in her onscreen glory with such remarkable glee — is the one reason why this film is so high up on this list. Trendsetting stuff!

1) Rockstar

Take a bow, ladies and gentlemen. In a year when Aamir was absent, Hrithik was sleepy, Shahrukh and Salman were busy baking blockbuster recipes; one guy stood up and showed them all who the real daddy of performance is. Ranbir Kapoor and this realistic story of music, love and pain are not stuff that Bollywood is used to. Kapoor is a superstar and a spectacular actor who knows how to pull off both sides of him at the same time.

Fresh off the success of his last release ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA, Abhay Deol was honored this year as the featured celebrity at the Toronto Film Festival.

The unconventional Abhay Deol who rode into Bollywood as the dark house managed to win accolades for his brilliant performances and took the industry by storm. Apart from featuring as the ‘new face of Indian Cinema’ on the covers of Time Out and Man’s World, Abhay was felicitated at the prestigious film festival held at the Harbour Front Centre which celebrates South Asian Culture between 19th -21st August 2011.

Jason Kennedy, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism said on behalf of Prime Minister of Canada,Stephen Harper “Many in Canada have appreciated Abhay’s films, particularly in the South Asian Diaspora, and we hope that his presence at the festival will continue to excite and entertain Canada and her diverse people.” More

Zoya Akhtar’s “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”, a story of the adventurous road trip in Spain of three friends, is spinning magic at the box office – grossing Rs 108 crore in 10 days.

Released by Eros International, the film starring Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin and Katrina Kaif has earned Rs.86 crore at the domestic box office (net collection Rs.60 crore) and Rs.22 crore overseas. The film starring Hrithik, Farhan and Abhay was released on over 1,800 screens. More

The acting maestro Abhay Deol has finally admitted that he is seeing Preeti Desai. The actor made this revelation on Simi Garewal’s India’s Most Desirables.

To the elegant Simi Garewal he publicly declared his relationship status by saying, ‘I am in a relationship at the moment with Preeti Desai, Miss. Britain.’ He also said, ‘I am very quiet about my affairs-that’s why they are never blown out of proportion.’ Now that is something we’d surely agree to!

From drugs to relationships to women, Dimpy, (that’s what Abhay is called at home) poured his heart out on the chat show. On the show he revealed that he experimented with drugs when he was younger. He moved out of home when he was 18 and went to study abroad. On the show he said, ‘I was rebellious and so abused my body!’ More

Zoya Akhtar’s road trip film, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD), has given the box office and the audience a reason to smile.

ZNMD’s net collection on the first day was about Rs 7.5 crore and approximately Rs 9 to Rs 9.25 crore on the second.

Even though Harry Potter initially sped ahead of Zoya Akhtar’s film in the early shows, the Hrithik Roshan-Farhan Akhtar-Abhay Deol starrer quickly caught up. Yet, apprehensions about it slowing down in the coming days do exist. “I don’t know whether it will be able to sustain for too long,” adds Nahta, while trade analyst Taran Adarsh reveals, “It is not selling so much in single screens, but on the strength of the multiplexes, the youth has taken to the film in a big way. It might be one of the biggest openings we’ve seen.” Source

With the big names like Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol coming together, excitement, fun, and loads of entertainment are inevitable. This is what happened here Sunday night as the threesome took stage to perform live.

The three performed amidst large number of fans as part of their promotional tour for their upcoming film “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”.

Hrithik, Abhay and Farhan created magic on stage as they broke into singing and dancing on their popular song “Senorita”, originally sung by the three of them in the film. They were accompanied by Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin. More

The stars of ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA are all set to surprise you . Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Zoya Akhtar (director) and Ritesh Sidhwani (producer) fulfilled the promised made to audience and took a road trip adventure from Mumbai to Delhi in four days.

Looking fresh and all excited to take the road trip; they were there on time. With luggage that arrived earlier. With car loaded with food, water, books, ipods; they were all ready to head to their first destination, Surat.

Kalki, who has not been well, was not traveling with team to Delhi was there to flag off the journey.

Hrithik Roshan, who was extremely excitement said, “I have never ever done road trip and this is the first time I would be on a road trip in India. To see India in rains and to travel by road is quite exciting. ” More